The Electoral Commission (Validation) Act, 1981 Short title.

1GNED this 27st day of January, 1982. SIAKA STEVENS, President. (LS No. 21 1981 Sierra Leone The Electoral Commission (Validation) Act, 1981 Short title. Being an Act tovalidate the continued existence of, and any act, matter or thing done by, the Electoral Commission during the period extending from the 16th day of September, 1978 to the i9th day November, 1981; to indemnify its members from any legal conse quences which any member may have incurred by sittingor acingasa member of the Commission, and for connected purposes l6th September, 1978.] Date of com mencement. Be 1T ENACTED by the President and Members of Parliament in fispresent Parliament assembled, as follows:

No. 21 Electoral Commission (Validation) 1981' Validation of The Electoral Commission (hereinafter referred to asElectoral "the Commission "), shall be deemed to have continued inCommission. office constitutionally during the period extending from the 16thday of September, 1978 to the 19th day of November, 1981, and day any act, matter or thing done in the execution of its duties orfunctions at any time before the 18th day of November, 1981, andnotwithstanding the expiration of the term of office of any of itsmembers or of any member having attained the age of sixty-fiveyears during that period, shall be deemed to be and always tohave been good and valid; and the Commission is hereby discharged, freed and indemnified from all legal proceedings of anykind whbatsoever, whether Civil or Criminal in respect or in conse quence of any act, matter or thing done as aforesaid, if such act. matter or thing is done in good faith or done or purported to bedone in the execution of its duties or functions while the Commission exists or purports to exist during the period aforesaid. Members of 3. Every member of the Commission shall be.and is hereby Commission Electoral discharged, freed and indemnified from all legal procedings of dicbaroe any kind whatsoever whether Civil or Criminal in respect or in and indemni- consequence of any act, matter or thing done by him, by sitting fedfrom or acting as a member of the Commission if such act matter or legal thing is done in good faith or done or purported to be done in theproceedings. execution of his duties or functions while holding or purporting to hold the office of member of the Commission : Provided that the provisions of this section shall in no way affect the inst:tution or prosecution of proceedings on behalf of the State or any Government Department or any proceedings instituted by way of Petition of Right. Passed in Parliament this 9th day of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and eighty-one. J. W. E. DAVIES, Clerk f Parliament THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correctly Printed copy of the said Bill. J. W. E. DAVIEs. Clerk of Parliament PRINTED BY THE (ovERNMENT PrINTINo DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LRONB GAZETTE No. 6OF 21sT JANUARY, 1982.